Does Art Make the Life? Or Life Make the Art?

We are all artists, every single one of us. Our canvas is our lives. Every choice we make is a dot that goes onto our canvas.At first, the dots are tiny and scattered and seemingly unconnected.But gradually, over time, a picture appears.
Living is an art.Don't let anyone tell you differently.(And don't let anyone tell you it's easy.)It takes hard work to keep life simple.It requires focus to make it meaningful.Sometimes it feels like a balancing act between learning to hang on and learning to let go. But your art is your life.

"It takes a lot of time to be a genius. You have to sit around so much, doing nothing, really doing nothing."~Gertrude Stein

There will be days, months, years even, when you look at your canvas and think all the time you've spent on it has been for nothing.

But that's just exactly when you have to keep on going.

Because the day will arrive when you realize that all those insignificant little dots were adding up to something extraordinary.

"There are some things that cannot be learned quickly, and time, which is all we have, must be paid heavily for their acquiring. They are the very simplest things, and because it takes a man’s life to know them the little new that each man gets from life is very costly and the only heritage he has to leave."

41 comments:

Strange coincidence, because I was just discussing something very similar with my daughter today, how living is an art. Only your post expresses it much better and so true. I don't know if art makes the life, or if life makes the art. But I do know that I wish I had had this insight when I was young. So I try to pass it on to my twenty-five year old daughter. But like ol' Hem said, "There are some things that cannot be learned quickly." And for me anyway, life as well as art, seems to march at its own pace. Thanks again for another great post. Your blog is my favorite.

Lisa - I love this! I have been holed up in a room writing for the last month, creeping out now and then to watch a good movie, read a good book, laugh with friends. I was thinking yesterday how lucky I am to have this life, my own little "masterpiece", perhaps only exciting to me. The older I get I realize that the key to happiness is to surround yourself with family friends who are of a like mind, surround yourself in the things that you personally think are beautiful, and be in the moment to the joy of the moment. Thank you for a lovely morning gift!

How lucky I am to have found your blog as a link from my friend's blog, A Silken Swoon. Each time I see A Bloomsbury Life in my In Box I light up with the anticipation and I'm never disappointed. I savor your posts when I have time to sit with them. This post is something that I've been trying to express to others and you have worded it so perfectly. So many don't realize that their life is art. There actions are creations and affect the creations of others around them. The simplest things can be beautiful. Thank you for your writings, thoughts and pictures.

Thank you for this great post Lisa. It all looks amazing. I have loved that light from Ikea it is so cute and it looks cute where you have it hanging. Love the basket for blankets too in front of the fireplace. Everything looks beautiful. Your Bathroom Without Breaking

Art takes time and that's alright with me. I used to be the kind of person who needed something RIGHT NOW, but I've learned over the last few years that it's not about getting what you want, it's the journey of self-discovery that it takes to get there. Neat little blog post! :)

Lisa,A beautiful reminder for any age at any time! The other day i spent an afternoon cooking and listening to French music and while I do this from time to time, it's usually on the weekends. Somehow on a Wednesday it felt decadent ending with art on the plate and a wonderful surprise for my family.Happy Valentine's Day!~Rebecca

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